Tortorella pre-game

John Tortorella talked about Wojtek Wolski, and how he was a good guy who lost his job to other people. He also spoke about the little funk the team is in, and that he’s glad it took 60 games for them to have to go through something like this.

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I like these Jets too, ORR – it’d be cool for the franchise to make the playoffs their first season up at the MTS. The only thing going against them are the amount of games they’ve played.. most in the conference.

waiting until the draft gets CBJs less if nash doesn’t expand his list of teams. most of the teams on that list will have more choices and most teams are willing to see how a season progresses before trading away prospects. plus, parise can be had for nothing but cash.

Chris Botta had an interesting tweet, in that it actually made me think
about acquiring “Bangless” from the Jackets, though it was Draem-World
inspired: Nash for Dubi, Erixon, this year’s first, AND a conditional pick
based on Nash/Ranger performance over next coupla years.

they probably have already included a 2 number 1 picks carp just to save kreide from being dealt. doesnt colombus want a young star player though? they already have 2 number 1 picks in this draft. i think they will keep asking for mdz or stepan,kreider

I voted no because it’s just a terrible contract standalone, not to mention to pair with Richards. How is a quarter of our cap hit in those two going to look in a few years? Keep the kids, keep the core unless you can overwhelm LA for Brown who comes at a lower presumed cost and far less risk. The rest of this year plus the next two for him costs less than one of Nash. Stop making the mistake of assuming the best player available *must* be worth picking up.

“You know what makes more sense, and I don’t know if the Rangers would do this … what if they went light on the players/prospects and threw in a second No. 1 pick?”

Carp,
Dubi, MZA and two #1’s maybe…St. Croix. Seems doable…not great for our team but not a death sentence for the future either. How many good picks did the Red Wings get in later rounds over the years? Wasn’t Hank like pick 260 something? That would be an okay trade for Nash on our end. Question would be what the CBJ think.

Which players? The Jackets are not forced to trade Nash, unless he’s asking for the trade. He has multiple years left on his deal. Their backs are not against the wall. They’re going to get what they want, and if it doesn’t work, they hang on to him.

Like I said, unless Nash is *asking* to be traded, then it’s another story.

Almost no chance the cap will go down, fchamps? Not sure about that. And the whole point of buyout amnesties would be to assist teams to comply with restrictions of a new CBA, including the possibility of a lower cap.

Carp: I meant to imply that it was contrived,
by saying even I, not a fan of “Bangless”, would have
to at least think about it if that were the player cost.
The conditional pick might turn out to be your second
first-rounder.
I don’t think Jackets would say anything but a quick
no from everything that’s been published.

But I’m essentially with Mister D and others on this.
I see a declining player (for whatever combo of reasons)
who may not be worth the hit EVEN if he performs at
levels the optimists cite: 35-40 goals, 70-75 points (and
I think there’s only one in five chance of that, or less).

Only way it would be even a little tempting is if someone
in the Rangers FO has broken down tape and concluded
there’s an excellent chance Richards and Nash would
elevate each other’s games – that so, y’might (I wouldn’t,
but I would see it as a legit choice) write off the decline
years at the back end, in hopes of strongly competing for
the Cup in the next three.

This might already be here, but McKenzie is reporting that
Nash’s agent has put pressure on Howson by telling him
Rick’s list of preferred teams won’t expand if he is not
moved by Monday.
He also thinks Vancouver will at least explore the Nash option
now, though he doubts Rick has the West Coast as a preference.

And remember you guys suggesting you can always move
Rick in a Gomez deal if he doesn’t fit here – there’s an NMC
clause working.

After seeing this, I gotta throw this out there: I love the identity of this hockey club, I love the hardworking ethic and I love Torts. Win the Cup or not, this is how NY Rangers hockey should be played.